Thinking Stars: BCP Training at Floreat Primary (2014)

Wednesday, August 6, 2014 - 14:00

Part of the Project

Thinking Stars @ Floreat: A project of Basic Concepts Unlimited

Training Details:-

Venue: Floreat Primary School

Participants: Grade R to Grade 3 educators

Dates & Times: 28 - 30 July and 5 - 6 August (14h00-16h30)

Note: This ia a closed training event

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Documents

Summary of teachers' evaluation of training

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info@basicconcepts.co.za

Now I can help the learners from our poorer areas to verbalize for themselves… they are becoming more confident and starting to love their educational journey.

Metro Central (2013); Training

This is an excellent programme that can benefit any learner or educator.

Metro Central (2013): Training

‘All foundation phase educators, esp. Grade R, should attend this workshop. If everyone in the education system uses this BCP model, we should see remarkable improvements in the learners' LIT/NUM over a couple of years.’ (Metro North, 2009)

Teacher Feedback

I found all aspects of the course very effective. I now have a very good understanding of how to teach all the concepts. I am going to be more specific and detailed when I teach. I need to research and plan my basic concepts lessons ...

Ikwezi: Schools Development Unit, July 2014

The Basic Concepts Programme is basically the same as Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development. It is a way of teaching… it gives individuals a way to structure their thinking and reasoning.

Mitchell's Plain Primary School, November 2015